NEW ROMANCE (40 minutes, color, 16 mm., 1978). Produced by the National Film Board of Canada. Distributed by University of California Extension Media Center, Berkeley, California 94720. Purchase, $405; rental, $27
Abstract
back wards. Thus one facility might have some funded at a level equal to the per-diem rates in a general hospital and other units operating at a fiscal level below that of a community intermediate-care facility. Chapter 7, on implementation of judicial decisions, comments on the commendable judicial role in intervention and advocacy. It would have been interesting if the author had noted some of the conflicting roles of many people who are involved within the mental health system. Thus, whereas some judges have been change agents, all too many judges, especially at the 1cal level, are offenders in using the most restrictive placement for a large number of individuals that hardly meet the criteria for involuntary placement. And such incarcerated patients are frequently not allowed access to the existing mechanisms of due process and review. In addition, lawyers often stand on all sides of the issue. Hardly a state hospital is free from pressures of the advocates for release of patients and the advocates for admission. Further, a psychiatrist can be a certifyingteresting information from their subjects. The result is an exceptionally fine documentary on a subject that is usually obscured by stereotyped thinking and overemotional attitudes,